> the speakers will be the limiting factor > in most sound systems I disagree -- in most sound systems, the room is generally the most limiting factor. Pard

> the speakers will be the limiting factor > in most sound systems I disagree -- in most sound systems, the room is generally the most limiting factor. Pardon the reductio ad absurdum, but would you prefer to listen to $1,000 speakers in a dry, padded listening room, or to $100,000 speakers in a tile bathroom? Obviously the room matters; I think most people underestimate by how much.